At least 54 dead and more than 100 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria - Divers are still searching the waters but hope is fading on finding any survivors

The cause of the accident has yet to be determined. Factors such as turbulence, the boat striking an underwater snag or the poor condition of the vessel could be responsible

More than 100 passengers, mostly women, are still missing after a boat capsized on the Niger river. The search and rescue operation in ongoing.

Authorities say at least 100, most of them women, were missing after a boat taking them to a food market capsized in River Niger in northern Nigeria.

Rescuers were searching for survivors after the vessel, taking passengers to a food market, capsized along the River Niger, officials said.

The ill-fated boat was reportedly carrying approximately 200 passengers. Despite rescuers’ efforts, no survivors had been found by Friday, about 12 hours after the incident. Musa highlighted the absence of life jackets as a significant factor contributing to the fatalities.

In June 2023, more than 100 people died when a riverboat carrying about 250 passengers capsized in the north-central state of Kwara. Most of the accidents have been attributed to overcrowding and a lack of maintenance of the boats, often built locally to carry as many passengers as possible in defiance of safety measures.

A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country's busy waterways.

At least 27 people died when a boat capsized on the Niger River in central Nigeria, the local emergency management agency said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Twenty-four of those on board were rescued, some of whom are still in hospital, but dozens of others may be missing. Divers are still searching the waters but hope is fading on the possibility of finding more survivors.